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Yana

American  
[yah-nuh] / ˈyɑ nə /

noun

plural

Yanas,

plural

Yana
  1. a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.

  2. the now extinct Hokan language of the Yana, best known for a systematic differentiation between men's and women's speech.


Example Sentences

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But that is triple current domestic demand, according to Wood Mackenzie analyst Yana Hryshko.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Martin Hartig's daughter had a very different story to the one Antony and Yana were expecting.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

She had gifted the house to her own children in 2014, and had moved to a country cottage, where she arranged to meet Antony and Yana.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Yana Garcia, California’s secretary for environmental protection, said that after the fires, the state has been “laser focused on helping communities recover and rebuild.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Without talking, we rode back home to Yana Urku.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau